2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 2 | Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 3 | Louisville | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 3 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 5 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 5 | Ole Miss | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 5 | Missouri State | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 8 | Florida State | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 8 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 8 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 8 | Utah State | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 14 | Houston | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 14 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 14 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 14 | Boise State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 14 | Iowa State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 14 | Kansas | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 14 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 23 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 23 | Texas State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 23 | Texas | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 23 | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 23 | Marshall | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 23 | Rice | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 23 | Texas Tech | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 23 | UTSA | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 23 | Troy | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 32 | Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 32 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 32 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 32 | East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 32 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 32 | SMU | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 32 | Temple | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 32 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 40 | Ball State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 40 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 40 | San Jose State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 40 | Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 40 | Arizona | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 40 | UTEP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Kent State | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 48 | Auburn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Stanford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |